From the new (and rather good) Four Groups Blog: Costs and Quality. Bruce Lewin spotted this on the mailing list of UK-HRD.
Nothing personal – this happens every couple of days – someone puts up a posting asking for an instrument, exercise, whatever, which will presumably have some kind of effect on people
A funny game illustrates what we may be missing in many of our meetings
Managing anxiety is a familiar challenge for facilitators.
Managing in a world of uncertainty where people don’t live up to their stated values
I shot this in a single eight-minute take, which is in the spirit of an experience of Ralf Wetzel’s workshop, Leading from the Clown. Clown training is probably the deepest and most challenging work I’ve done. Enjoy.
A casual conversation in a pub makes me pay attention to thinking being embodied
Creating eye contact despite the limits of Zoom and Teams
The power of small gestures and noticing
Exploring the inner dialogue of facilitation
Getting away from grandiosity or solemnity. small p presence is about being open to the life around us
Facilitation is often about small, subtle acts of noticing and experimenting
I’m making some more little videos reflecting on the business of working with people. This first one was prompted by looking at the sales pitches of training companies at a
Rob spotted this fascinating and somewhat dispiriting story: ‘Cows eat grass’ and other inflammatory statements. The Dean of an Agricultural School claims to have no opinion on whether cows evolved
Philip Bonser picked up on my recent post about dealing with complex issues. I liked this quote he found from Peter Block ..we have a deeply held belief that the
James has posted a bit more info about our planned workshop Johnnie Moore and I are holding Open Sauce workshops in London for companies interested in exploring marketing in a
